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What New Things Are Going to Kill Me?
If you plan to check out relatively soon, it is likely to be one of the old stand-bys, such as cancer or heart disease. On the other hand, if you hang on for a while, you could face a Grim Reaper in a new outfit. Science is zipping towards cures for existing diseases, but your chances of being knocked out by a new strain of incurable, drug-resistant bacteria or virus are growing at an alarming rate.
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    Administration on Aging
    Resources for information on growing older, statistics, links from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

    Project on Death in America
    This site, part of a Soros Foundation program dedicated to changing the experience of dying in America, provides information about funding initiatives, related publications and links to sites about aging.

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    American Heart Association
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